English
enthetic
Enthetic comes from Ancient Greek ἐνθετικός ‘fit for implanting’, from ἐντίθημι ‘put in’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to put, place’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰé-dʰeh₁-tireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*t(e/i)tʰēmireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτίθημι‘put, place’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐντίθημιentíthēmi‘put in’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐνθετικόςenthetikós‘fit for implanting’
- Englishtodayenthetic
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰeh₁-‘to put, place’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*dʰé-dʰeh₁-tireconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*t(e/i)tʰēmireconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEτίθημι‘put, place’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐντίθημιentíthēmi‘put in’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEἐνθετικόςenthetikós‘fit for implanting’
- Englishtodayenthetic
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ‘to put, place’
do, fact, deal, hot, fair, fan, fashion, feature, mid, defense, benefit, custom, defence, theme, feast, sufficient, doom, deed, dis, ethnic, defendant, theology, ethical, auditorium, auditor, demi, deem, spade, forfeit, feral, atheist, aesthetic, familial, medial, medallion, prefect, atheism, profanity, synthetic, duma, 123 more
through Proto-Hellenic *t(e/i)tʰēmi
through Ancient Greek τίθημι ‘put, place’
treasury, treasure, synthesis, tick, thesaurus, epithet, 14 more
Today it means
adj contagious; catching
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- / enthetic